New Affirmative Action Policies to be Implemented
Shawntel Jean-BatisteAxia College University of Phoenix Affirmative Action Policies are laws set forth by the government to get companies to give minorities and women equal rights and opportunities in the workforce, education and in society itself. (Kundan Pandey) (2000-2009, 2010). Many businesses, schools have implemented an affirmative action plan into the workforce. It is imperative that the Board of Directors take another look into their previous policies to make sure they have followed all government guidelines concerning equal opportunities of hiring their employees regardless of their race, religion, gender, color, sex, and national origin. (Week 1 reading, Axia College) (2010). In order for the Board of Directors to implement the plan they will have take into concentration that the affirmative action policy will help the many women and other minorities with equal opportunities of the many different positions that are available within the company, (National Organization For Women) (1995-2009) and to see that by doing so this plan of action could help increase the company’s diversity with the different people they hire in their company. They can also ask themselves a few questions. A. What problems are we facing as a company with and without this plan in action? B. Would hiring and keeping women and minorities help our company successes? If they answer yes to any of these questions, then they should enter the plan into action as soon as possible. The only thing that can stand in the way of the board of director’s decision would be if another employee would file a law suit stating they were being discriminated against those who are already part of the affirmative action policy according to Week 1 readings Axia College this is called reverse discrimination. If this occurs the company will need to show proof of their findings of every complaint that has ever been made against them. Being that the company...

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Support for the Implementation of AffirmativeAction
Furthermore, the board needs to realize that we are living in an era, where we cannot afford to have a company, or have the perception that the company, treats people unfairly on the basis of race or any other discriminatory practices. Currently, we do not practice unfair hiring or biased...

...AffirmativeActionAffirmativeaction is a social policy created to promote the welfare of minorities by supporting the idea that individuals are all created equal and should not be judged by race or gender. Therefore, in situations like job and university applications, we should consider minorities to be as feasible a choice for hire as a white male candidate, taking into consideration their background. In short, it tries to give minorities that have been at a disadvantage their whole life, an opportunity to equal the playing field' by providing a broader context by which to measure an applicant or prospective employee. In the end, however, this goal is not realized. Instead, superficial quotas' are established and the discrimination that was once placed on the minorities now turns the other way.
One of the arguments against affirmativeaction is that it injures white men and violates their rights. If were to take a closer look at the affirmativeaction laws, we can see why this would be true. For example, let's take a hypothetical situation of two males, one white and another individual who happens to be a minority, both sending in college applications to Harvard to compete for admission. Unfortunately, the university only has one available spot and must decide between the white individual and the minority. The white male has slightly...

...Subject: Implementing AffirmativeActionPolicies
So it has been brought to my attention to recommend to your company’s Board of directors that we should implement a plan of AffirmativeActionPolicies and how they are incompliance with the EEO law. What is AffirmativeAction, it is a policy that goes beyond equal employment opportunity by requiring organizations to comply with the law and correct past discriminatory practices by increasing the numbers of minorities and women in specific positions (Axia Collage, 2011). What is Equal Employment Opportunity, the treatment of individuals in all aspects of employment-hiring, promotion, training, extra in a fair and nonbiased manner (Axia Collage, 2011).
We will discuss all the issues and decide whether affirmativeaction is a worthwhile venture, or whether other avenues would be more beneficial to our company. As Human Resource Managers (HRM), it is our job to make sure that we are following federal and Government regulations under AffirmativeActionPolicy and the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) law required. It is our job responsibilities for helping the work force meet the equal opportunity responsibility. This can be done by making a good faith effort towards meeting the affirmativeaction...

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Abstract
What is affirmativeaction? Affirmativeaction is an action or policy favoring those who tend to suffer from discrimination, esp. in relation to employment or education; positive discrimination. In the 1940s: President Roosevelt signed an order making discrimination illegal in defense contracting. 1954: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that "separate but equal" facilities on the basis of race were unconstitutionally discriminatory. The Act of 1964: Congress passed the Civil Rights Act prohibiting discrimination based on race, sex, national origin and religion in employment and education. 1965: President Lyndon Johnson signed an executive order requiring federal contractors to undertake affirmativeaction to increase the number of minorities they employ. 1974: President Nixon declared that affirmativeaction programs should also include women (http://isis.fastmail.usf.edu/eoa/affirmative_intro.asp). The affirmativeaction time line goes on and on, however, affirmativeaction does not fix past racial issues, it leaves issues unfixed causing a present effect on past discrimination. The question asked today is, is affirmativeaction still necessary today in the United States of America.
The question is “Is...

...AFFIRMATIVEACTION
As much as we desire diversity, it will not occur if left to chance. We educate ourselves when we learn to interact with people of different colors and nationalities. During the last election, the majority of Americans voted for an African American President. Why then do we continue to use affirmativeaction to fight inequality? It is not so easy to wipe away centuries of inferiority, shame, and scars, by simply anointing one minority to the highest position in the land. It will take positive steps to increase the representation of minorities in the areas of employment and education.
One of the disadvantages of affirmativeaction is bypassing the very people that the program was designed to help because it was created on the basis of race not socioeconomic preferences, a failure that has undermined the nature of equality. The criticism that affirmativeaction is an unfair reward given to minority students because of their skin color, points to one of the disadvantages of ending affirmativeaction, which begs to ask if the end actually justifies the meanns. However, if skin color is used to discriminate against African Americans, then the same skin color must be used to level the playing field, and give African Americans a better shot at the American Dream.
For African Americans to achieve this dream, the...

...Historical Context of affirmativeaction in South Africa
Historically, in societies all over the globe, various groups of people, usually minorities (classified according to traits like gender, cast, ethnicity, and religion) are discriminated against, resulting in lack of access to resources, education etc. Every now and again the tables are turned and these unfortunate groups find themselves in a position of power where they can reverse the flow of resources and redress the evils of the past. The resulting policies are termed AffirmativeAction (AA) policies. AA policies are practiced all over the world including Malaysia, United Kingdom, United States, Brazil and India (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirmative_action, last accessed 20 June 2007)
In South Africa there have been various periods of AA, for example between 1890 and 1948 there was AA in favor of the English; from 1948 to 1974, under Nationalist rule, there was AA in favor of the Afrikaners (Terblance, 2005). Terblanche, 2005 termed these periods of embourgeiosment. During both these periods it was the black people (African, Coloureds and Indians) that were most deprived in terms of access to resources and skills and most wealth became entrenched in the hands of the whites (Dean, 2005).
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...Motileng, B B (2004)
AffirmativeAction: The experience of people in middle
management positions
By
Barnard Buti Motileng
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of:
Master of Arts
(Research Psychology)
In the
Faculty of Humanities
University of Pretoria
PRETORIA
SUPERVISOR
Dr. C. Wagner
May 2004
University of Pretoria etd – Motileng, B B (2004)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SPECIAL DEDICATION
Thanks to Almighty God for making this childhood dream come true.
My parents, without whom my existence would add up to nothing. You’re the
ever-present shade that I run to.
My children, who have been the source of inspiration. You are the most precious
jewels that ever happened to me. Seeing you grow just makes me happy.
My family (brothers and sisters) your support has been vital. Together we stand.
The Motileng clan, I remain indebted to you. Special thanks to my grandfather
(Phillimon), aunt (Elizabeth) and granny (Annah) for nurturing me.
Family friends thanking you for knowingly or unknowingly remaining my courage
and inspiration.
Psy, you are just amazing and unmeasurable, a pillar of strength.
Morwa you are and remain a true friend, from childhood to infinity.
Vinny, you are a brother through thick and thin.
Last but not least my supervisor, Dr. Claire Wagner, for her understanding and
diligence.
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...AffirmativeAction the good, the bad and the ugly
Dawn Fletcher-Adams
University of Louisville
Soc 210-01 Race in the United States
America is called “the land of opportunity” however, most of the countries citizens are not able to enjoy the benefits that the title provides. Being able to accomplish scholastic goals, attend a four-year college, and to have an influential career, are not obtainable for many, even though they work hard. Our nation has long been plagued by an ugly occurrence. An occurrence that finds its origins at the very core of our society. It is a problem familiar in some ways to all of us regardless of which side of the argument we find ourselves, and yet it remains unsolved.
To verify that a problem exists, as Beverly, Tatum explains, we must first understand, racism as a system of advantage based on race, and white privilege as unjust enrichment through racial oppression,(Tatum,pg 10, 115). Next we must look at the steps taken to level the playing field of advanced racial groups.
In America racism and discrimination is a cruel reality. For centuries now, local, state, and federal governments have been proactive in protecting or expanding the system of racial discrimination. White government officials and programs have often favored the racial and political-economic interests of white Americans. Government programs historically provided much access to homesteading land and numerous other valuable resources...